Re: [Users] Can we close the FreeS/WAN list to non-subscribers?

From: Ken Bantoft (ken_at_freeswan.ca)
Date: Tue Aug 20 2002 - 04:50:30 CEST


On Mon, 19 Aug 2002, Simon Matthews wrote:

> We seem to be getting a lot of SPAM on the freeswan list -- I assume (and
> if this post goes through, I know) that anyone can post to the list.
>
> Can we require that posters be subscribed to the list?
>
> Simon
>

Nope. This is a mailing list FAQ - the maintainers of the list believe in
free speech, and feel that restricting posts from subscribed users impedes
on this. As such, no filtering is in place (technically, I think they've
filtered most of the virus-postings + Scanner Notifications).

Reference:

http://lists.freeswan.org/pipermail/users/2002-May/009953.html
http://lists.freeswan.org/pipermail/users/2001-August/002139.html

Most of us run some sort of procmail+spamassassin or other filtering to
clean it up.

-- 
Ken Bantoft
ken_at_freeswan.ca            http://www.freeswan.ca

"We can factor the number 15 with quantum computers. We can also factor the number 15 with a dog trained to bark three times." -- Robert Harley, 5/12/01, Sci.crypt

_______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users_at_lists.freeswan.org http://lists.freeswan.org/mailman/listinfo/users



This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.4 : Wed Aug 21 2002 - 09:19:51 CEST